Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
After being closed since May, the Trenton Road bridge over I-295 in Middletown Township opened Wednesday.
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Signs were removed and traffic was flowing over the bridge starting in the morning hours.
The bridge, according to PennDOT, was originally slated to be closed until September 11.
The span was closed so PennDOT and its contractor could perform “high-priority repairs.”
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The Trenton Road bridge is a busy route for drivers driving between Middletown Township, Hulmeville Borough, and Bensalem Township. It is also heavily used by parents coming and going from Herbert Hoover Elementary School.
PennDOT recently listed the bridge as being in “fair” condition.
During the closure, drivers were detoured Veterans Highway (Route 413) and Bensalem Boulevard.
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The Trenton Road bridge work was part of a $44.6 million bridge improvement project taking place in Bucks, Delaware, and Philadelphia counties. Federal funds are covering the cost of the work.
“Repairs to the structures under this project include replacing rocker bearings, frozen sliding plate bearings and deck expansion joints; cleaning and painting steel beams; repairing substructure concrete; and reconstructing bearing pedestals,” according to a statement.
Driscoll Construction Company Inc., of Philadelphia, was the general contractor on the project.
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The Trenton Road span over the highway was constructed in 1968 and is 217 feet long.
Close to 12,000 vehicles pass over the bridge daily.
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